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101. Polyvagal 101 - Neuroception, Autonomic Nervous System, Story Follows State

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The Autonomic Nervous System and Survival

Every behavior is in service of survival. Your nervous system hasn't acted something because it's trying to keep you alive. We don't have to stop and think about our heartbeat, right? If it wasn't autonomic, I don't know how long we would last if we had to consciously control this. And that allows us to use our thinking minds for other things,. It really makes daily living possible for all mammals. This is a mammalian thing, not just a human thing. These are the primary autonomic states. Just like we have primary colors, you can mix those to make secondary colorsLike yellow, blue, and red are the primary colors, but you can mix them to make

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